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QUINCY JONES AND SIR MICHAEL CAINE
TO CELEBRATE THEIR 80TH BIRTHDAY FROM LAS VEGAS AT THE MGM
GRAND GARDEN ARENA
Star-Studded Gala to Benefit Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo
Center for Brain Health will feature music and film’s
biggest stars
LAS VEGAS—Las Vegas will celebrate the lives and legacies of
two of the entertainment world’s most influential stars,
Quincy Jones and Sir Michael Caine, at the 17th annual Power
of Love Gala on April 13, 2013 at the MGM Grand Hotel &
Casino, while raising funds in support of the Cleveland
Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
The celebrity-guest lineup for the night includes the
expected attendance by superstar Barbra Streisand along with
performances and heartfelt tributes from some of the world’s
hottest entertainers including music and film legends Bebe
Winans, Chaka Khan, Herbie Hancock, Jordin Sparks, Terrence
Howard, Patti Austin, will.i.am, Whoopi Goldberg and more.
Celestial twins, born in the same year, same month, same
hour and within minutes of each other, one in Chicago, the
other in London, Jones and Caine met decades ago and have
since been great friends. This glittering star-studded gala
will bring together the world’s celebrities of music and
film to mark this milestone year for these two entertainment
marvels.
“We are incredibly excited and humbled to honor Quincy Jones
and Sir Michael Caine with an extraordinary birthday
celebration at this year’s Power of Love Gala,” said Larry
Ruvo, Founder and Chairman of Keep Memory Alive. “These two
iconic men are helping shine light on the reason why we have
this event every year: to support the Cleveland Clinic Lou
Ruvo Center for Brain Health’s continued work towards
enhanced treatments and research of neurocognitive
disorders.”
Named by Time Magazine as one of the six most influential
Jazz artists of the 20th Century, legendary music producer
Quincy Jones has spent more than 60 years in the
entertainment industry working with America’s greatest
musicians including Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Stevie
Wonder and Michael Jackson, among many others. Jones is one
of the most decorated entertainers of his time, garnering 27
Grammy Awards, a record 79 Grammy nominations, seven Academy
Award nominations, a Tony Award nomination and an Emmy
Award.
Sir Michael Caine is an English actor and is most noted for
his roles in Cider House Rules, Miss Congeniality and
Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. Jones and Caine
share a birthday and the Power of Love Gala will be the
third time they have joined forces to celebrate.
In keeping with its 16-year history, the Power of Love Gala
will include a celebrity-chef dinner, a one-of-a-kind live
and silent auction, and star-studded performances. Past
memorable galas include honoring boxing legend Muhammad Ali
with a 70th birthday celebration in February 2012 and the
final performance of master illusionists Siegfried & Roy in
February 2009. Generating the bulk of Keep Memory Alive’s
revenue, the annual gala is imperative to the success of
Keep Memory Alive and the Center for Brain Health in the
mission to enhance treatments and research of neurocognitive
disorders.
The evening’s festivities will begin with a Dom Pérignon
reception, followed by an extraordinary display prepared by
superstar chefs Wolfgang Puck and Gordon Ramsay, remarkable
auction items, and spectacular live entertainment.
“Las Vegas is the perfect destination for a celebration of
this magnitude,” said Rossi Ralenkotter, president and CEO
of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA).
“No other destination has the world-class entertainment,
dining and exciting atmosphere like Las Vegas. It offers the
perfect backdrop for such an influential party.”
The Power of Love Gala is being produced by Bill Edwards
Presents Inc. and supported by the LVCVA and Keep Memory
Alive, the fundraising arm of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo
Center for
Brain Health.
For information regarding this unique celebration, please
visit
Keep Memory Alive’s website at
www.keepmemoryalive.org or call (702) 263-9797.
Follow the event on Twitter with the hashtag #onememorytokeep
.
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ABOUT CLEVELAND CLINIC LOU RUVO CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health provides
state-of-the-art care for cognitive disorders and for the
family members of those who suffer from them. The physicians
and staff at the Center for Brain Health continuously work
towards the development of early diagnosis and the
advancement of knowledge concerning mild cognitive
disorders, which could one day delay or prevent their onset.
Patients receive expert diagnosis and treatment at the
Center for Brain Health, which offers a multidisciplinary
patient-focused approach to diagnosis and treatment,
promoting collaboration across all care providers, offering
patients a complete continuum of care and infusing education
and research into all that it does. The facility, designed
by Frank Gehry, houses clinical space, a diagnostic center,
neuroimaging rooms, physician offices, laboratories devoted
to clinical research and the Keep Memory Alive Event Center.
For more information, visit
www.clevelandclinic.org/brainhealth
ABOUT KEEP MEMORY ALIVE
Keep Memory Alive, whose mission is to provide enhanced
treatment and ultimately cures for patients and their
families suffering from neurocognitive disorders, raises
awareness and funds in support of the Cleveland Clinic Lou
Ruvo Center for Brain Health. By supporting Keep Memory
Alive and its fight against neurodegenerative diseases such
as Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's, ALS and memory
disorders of all kinds, we can ensure progress towards
better treatments and ultimately cures will occur in Las
Vegas. For additional information call (702) 263-9797 or
visit
www.keepmemoryalive.org .
ABOUT LVCVA
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is
charged with marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism and
convention destination worldwide, and also with operating
the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center. With
151,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone and 10.6 million
square feet of meeting and exhibit space citywide, the
LVCVA's mission centers on attracting ever‑increasing
numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area. For
more information, go to
www.lvcva.com or
www.LasVegas.com .
About Bill Edwards Presents Inc.
A premier live entertainment company, Bill Edwards Presents
Inc. has been producing world-class attractions for more
than a decade. The company has established itself through
producing shows and events in a variety of venues -
including festivals, theaters, casinos-resorts, performing
arts centers and arenas. Known for its reputation of
aligning with award winning talent, Bill Edwards Presents is
based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
www.billedwardspresents.com
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